Pacific Northwest Objectivists

The four of them sat together in Mallory's shack.... Mallory stood
at the cast-iron stove, fixing hot dogs and coffee. Mike sat on the
model's stand, smoking a pipe. Roark lay stretched out on the floor,
propped up on his elbows. Dominique sat on a kitchen stool....

They were simply four people who liked being there together.

Purpose

The NWO is a social organization for Objectivists living in the Pacific
Northwest. Its events include quarterly potlucks and monthly happy
hours. Events are organized via a private Facebook group.

We have chapters in Seattle and Vancouver (BC). The Portland chapter is
currently inactive.

Joining

If you are interested in joining, the procedure to join is a two-step
process. First, send us an e-mail indicating your interest and containing
a brief introduction of yourself. Next, attend a happy hour event or
have a brief meeting with one of us. Because some of the events are
held in members' homes, we insist on meeting new people before inviting
them to these events.

Children are welcome at all events. There are typically a handful
of kids under 12 at potluck events and always at least one at happy
hour. We ask only that children, to the best of their ability, be
polite and respectful of people and property.

Spouses and partners who are not NWO members may be eligible
to attend events. They will be considered on an ad hoc basis. At
minimum, they must meet the last two requirements and be comfortable
in an Objectivist social setting.

* Actions which indicate serious study of Objectivism
include: having read non-fiction books by Ayn Rand, having read Leonard
Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, having
attended or listened to Objectivist lectures, or being involved in a
campus Objectivist club.

† Full agreement with Objectivism is not a requirement; however, prospective
participants who are not in full agreement should be so because they are
still learning about the philosophy and reaching their own conclusions
about its ideas, not because their ideas are set and are known to be at
variance with Objectivism. In other words, being 80% in agreement with
what you know and 20% uncertain is okay, but being 80% in agreement and 20%
in disagreement is not.

‡ Those disqualified from participation include: moral agnostics or
“tolerationists”; advocates of revising Objectivism; those whom Ayn
Rand condemned morally or who have published attacks against Ayn Rand;
and anarchists, libertarians, Democrats, and Republicans.